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Old 01-03-2013, 04:32 PM   #49
Mithalwen
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Originally Posted by Rhod the Red View Post
Emissary has an official inference though, the Istari's mission was secret. The casual reader would think otherwise because the word 'emissary'. That was the point I was making.
Emissary comes from the Latin "sent out". Among its meanings are spy and secret agent. Speculative casual reader may have been thinking of embassy possibly.
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